When Someone Does Not See That a Tool Can Be

question 114

Multiple Choice

When someone does not see that a tool can be used for something other than its intended purpose, then ________________ can be said to have occurred.

• A) the anchoring effect
• B) confirmation bias
• C) functional fixedness
• D) the representative heuristic

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Definitions:

Uncollectible Accounts

Refers to receivables that a business has determined are unlikely to be collected due to customer default.

Aging

A method used in accounting to categorize a company's accounts receivable according to the duration of time an invoice has been outstanding.

Allowance Account

An account used to reduce the carrying amount of accounts receivable or loans to their net realizable value, reflecting expected losses due to uncollectibility.

Aging

A method used to categorize accounts receivable based on the length of time an invoice has been outstanding.